No new Islanders wound up in COVID-19 protocol on Wednesday, though seven players remained unavailable to face the Rangers at UBS Arena because of positive tests and defenseman Noah Dobson was listed as day to day with a lower-body injury.
Still, given how COVID-19 has depleted the roster in a little more than a week, president and general manager Lou Lamoriello considered no news on that front to be good news.
"Absolutely," Lamoriello said. "I think the health and well-being of our players is at the forefront. We’ll just take it day by day."
Otto Koivula became the latest player to be recalled from AHL Bridgeport while defenseman Ryan Pulock (lower body) was moved from injured reserve to long-term injured reserve to clear roster room for all the recent call-ups.